Razor strop



Apyl 22, 1941. G. o. DECKER RAZOR STROP Filed June ll, 1940 In ventor Feer By @Mmm Patented Apr. 22, 1941 NITED STATES PATENT 2 Claims.

This invention appertains to new and useful improvements in strops such as are employed for stropping razors.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide an electrically heated razor strop which, of course, will be much more efficient for strop-ping razors than the usual unheated type.

Another important object of the invention is to provide an electrically heated strop for stropping razors wherein an electrical heating element is employed in a manner not interfering with the usual stropping action necessary and also being safely installed against possible shock to the user.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader of the following description.

In the drawing- Figure 1 represents a top plan View of the strop with a portion broken away to disclose the heating unit.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary top plan view of the heating unit with a portion of its jacket broken away.

Figure 4 is a cross section on the line 4--4 of Figure 3.

Referring to the drawing wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen that the strop proper is constructed of sheet linen canvas. The strop proper is constructed of twoplies A and B, the end portions of which are preferably stitched together to leave an intermediate pccket 5 in which is located the heating unit One end of the strop is entirely closed as at l while the other end is provided with a clip 8 which can be removed whenever desired to permit subsequent removal of the unit G. This clip 8 has a suitable hanger element 9 projecting therefrom.

The heating unit consists oi an elongated sheet of iiexible asbestos referred to by numeral il] and around this is wound a fine heating element Il, both ends being brought to binding posts l2 at one end of the asbestos sheet l0 and from these contacts or binding posts I2 extend the conductor wires I3.

Around the sheet l0 and the heating element Hv is disposed a sleeve or jacket I4 also of asbestos and this, of course, insulates the heating element Il from the plies of the strop. It is preferable that the sleeve or jacket It be formed with a multiplicity of openings l5 so that heat from the heating element l I can pass immediately to the plies of the strop.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specic terms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, size and materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the: invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the claimed as new is:

1. A razor strop comprising an elongated hollow stropping element, a heating unit in the invention, what is `strapping element, said heating unit consisting of a sheet of asbestos, a heating element wound on the sheet of asbestos, and an insulating jacket for the sheet of asbestos and heating element.

2. A razor strop comprising an elongated hollow stropping element, a heating unit in the stropping element, said heating unit consisting of a sheet of asbestos, a heating element wound on the sheet of asbestos, and an insulating jacket for the sheet of asbestos and heating element, said jacket being formed with a plurality of openings so that heat can pass from the heating -elefrnent to the walls of the hollow stropping element.

GILBERT OTTO DECKER. 

